Rough Hewn
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Phone hmrc. If you don't ever do construction site clearance before work begins or during works, I don't think you'll need it. Unless you are contracting for a construction firm who do everything CIS. I phoned hmrc when I had CIS issues and they were very helpful and explained it simply. [emoji106]
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Hi Mark, I prefer to mill sooner rather than later, as the wood is softer and easier to cut when green. To properly season a 30" log would take decades in the round. [emoji106]
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This mornings 60' oak removal 3.5 hours [emoji3] After lunch round to mrs miggins for a pear and 50' monkey puzzle. All done and back at the yard by 4 [emoji3][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Brother arborists - Stolen Ford Transit
Rough Hewn replied to [email protected]'s topic in Picture Forum
Forget the locks. Has anyone not seen how to rip the side door off in ten seconds[emoji51] It's on YouTube -
If they have lean they will crack or warp. If vertical, yes. It's great timber. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Borrowed an old granberg mill from a mate. Bent top bar and one upright bent. Replaced with chillaskan parts. Got these small coffee table pieces planked before the upright holder broke. Had help today from a local groundie, He's a bit of a natural. Nice one Charlie [emoji3] [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Great offer [emoji106]
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Yep that's a good day[emoji106] What species is the wood? Looks real clean and true. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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The only issue might be the fact plastic is non porous, I would imagine moist wood possibly discolouring.
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Yes mill it. Forget ya traditional lorry beds and veg boxes. If it looks good, people will buy it. Or log cabins. [emoji106]
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Could use one of those right now. [emoji106]
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Were you on site with matey?
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Been to order some milling logs from an Arbtalker today. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Very nice mate, what will it lift?
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Nice setup [emoji106] How is the winch/crane attached to the trailer?
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Got a bit more of the elm today, only coffee table size. Borrowing a mill from a mate, so should get them milled on Wednesday. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Sounds daft but works. Slices of wet potato on the closed eyes is rather cooling. Recommended by a doctor after I got bad arc eye, and the opticians after removing bits of cement. [emoji3] As far as accidents go... The hole where I stabbed the file tang is healing well, except when trying to push trailers.[emoji51] Stay safe Gobby [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Stihl do a pair of emergency services goggle things. I'm seriously considering it. [emoji106]
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Sawdust in the eye is considerably better than cement or lime. I've tried both. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106][emoji23]
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All the above is sound advice to follow. However, if the tree is vertical and balanced... This is my coffee table, I felled the tree in August last year, Milled up within a couple of weeks. Leant against a wall for a fortnight, Before being knocked into table shape in a morning. No sanding or oiling, raw. Then left in front of a south facing window, close to a radiator. Probably September. It has warped and cracked but only slightly. (To my great surprise) [emoji848][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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dangerous yet? Question from the Czech Republic
Rough Hewn replied to Dances With Snails's question in Homeowners Tree Advice Forum
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Standard 50:1 never had a problem. Moved over to alkylate pre mixed a while back no problems. Only ever seen one engine go, and that was a suspected air leak. I rev the engine after each cut and let it tick over with a bit of revs to cool the engine and oil the chain. About 30 seconds. [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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On a lighter note... [emoji3][emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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Some absolutely stunning grain there Steve [emoji106][emoji106][emoji106]
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It's the soft aluminium against steel. It wears and grinds away, constant vibration doesn't help. It's totally knackered as the bolts that attach to the long bars have worn away the contact points. 3 out of 4 cast cross bars have all cracked in the same place. Material limitations. The design could be massively improved too. But to be fair that mill has seen a hell a lot of use over the last few years. [emoji106]
